Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead. Context Wives for the Benjamites…15And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel. 16And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.17And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.… Cross References Judges 21:15 And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel. Judges 21:17 And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. Lexicon Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old of the congregation הָעֵדָ֔ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5712: A stated assemblage said, וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should we do נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make about wives לְנָשִׁ֑ים (lə·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female for those who remain, לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the women אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female of Benjamin מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ן (mib·bin·yā·min) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites have been destroyed?” נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה (niš·mə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed Additional Translations Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? And the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for them that remain? for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin. And the elders of the assembly said, What shall we do for wives for them that remain? for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin. Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Then the elders of the congregation said, "How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?" And the elders of the company say, 'What do we do to the remnant for wives -- for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?' Jump to Previous Assembly Benjamin Company Congregation Dead Destroyed Elders Meeting Provide Remnant Responsible Rest Wives WomenJump to Next Assembly Benjamin Company Congregation Dead Destroyed Elders Meeting Provide Remnant Responsible Rest Wives WomenExternal Links Judges 21:16 NIVJudges 21:16 NLT Judges 21:16 ESV Judges 21:16 NASB Judges 21:16 ASV Judges 21:16 Bible Apps Judges 21:16 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:16 Chinese Bible Judges 21:16 French Bible Judges 21:16 German Bible Alphabetical: And are assembly Benjamin congregation destroyed do elders for how left men of out provide said shall since the Then those we What who With wives women OT History: Judges 21:16 Then the elders of the congregation said (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |